Results 31 to 40 of about 163,761 (258)

Identifying Subgroups of People Living With HIV in British Columbia, Canada Based on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection Testing and Diagnostic Laboratory Data: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Although combination antiretroviral therapy has decreased morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH), the prevalence of other sexually transmitted and blood‐borne infections (STBBIs) is rising within this population.
Yonkman AM, Emerson SD, Sereda P, Bacani N, Toy J, Lima VD, Montaner JSG.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical Persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis Sexually Transmitted Strains Involves Novel Mutations in the Functional αββα Tetramer of the Tryptophan Synthase Operon. [PDF]

, 2019
Clinical persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a major public health concern. In vitro persistence is known to develop through interferon gamma (IFN-γ) induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which ...
Dean, Deborah, Ferrin, Thomas E, Hyuk Suh, Jung, Somboonna, Naraporn, Ziklo, Noa   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A vaccine formulated with the major outer membrane protein can protect C3H/HeN, a highly susceptible strain of mice, from a Chlamydia muridarum genital challenge. [PDF]

, 2015
C3H/HeN female mice were vaccinated with native Chlamydia muridarum major outer membrane protein (MOMP), using Montanide+CpG or Alum+CpG as adjuvants. Negative control groups were immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) and the same adjuvants. As positive control,
de la Maza, Luis M, Pal, Sukumar, Tatarenkova, Olga V   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The 10–23 DNAzyme in Biosensing and Diagnostics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the 10–23 DNAzyme in diagnostics, spanning unregulated and regulated target‐recognition modes, and their functionalization across colorimetric, fluorescent, electrochemical, electrochemiluminescent, and intracellular biosensing strategies.
Connor Nurmi, Jake Brill, Sanne Roumans, Amal Mathai, John D. Brennan, Yingfu Li   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background Accelerated partner therapy (APT) is a promising partner notification (PN) intervention in specialist sexual health clinic attenders. To address its applicability in primary care, we undertook a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of two
Althaus, Andrew Copas, Anne M Johnson, Bailey, Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chen, Claudia S Estcourt, Cowan, Estcourt, Estcourt, Ferreira, Greta Rait, Götz, Jackie A Cassell, Kazeem Aderogba, Laura Tickle, Lorna J Sutcliffe, Louise J Jackson, Low, Low, McCarney, McNulty, McNulty, McNulty, Mercer, Mercer, Mercer, Merle Symonds, Miller, Pamela Muniina, Roberts, Sarah Creighton, Shackleton, Tracy E Roberts, Turner   +36 more
core   +6 more sources

Characterization of shifts of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) intestinal microbial communities associated with antibiotic treatment. [PDF]

, 2018
Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are arboreal marsupials native to Australia that eat a specialized diet of almost exclusively eucalyptus leaves.
Dahlhausen, Katherine E, Doroud, Ladan, Eisen, Jonathan A, Firl, Alana J, Polkinghorne, Adam   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Chlamydia trachomatis Lipopolysaccharide Evades the Canonical and Noncanonical Inflammatory Pathways To Subvert Innate Immunity

mBio, 2019
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections. C. trachomatis sexually transmitted infections are commonly asymptomatic, implying a pathogenic strategy for the evasion of innate inflammatory immune responses,
Chunfu Yang, Michael Briones, Janice Chiou, Lei Lei, Michael John Patton, Li Ma, Grant McClarty, Harlan D. Caldwell   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chlamydial infection from outside to inside [PDF]

, 2019
Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria, characterized by a unique biphasic developmental cycle. Specific interactions with the host cell are crucial for the bacteria's survival and amplification because of the reduced chlamydial genome.
Gitsels, Arlieke, Sanders, Niek, Vanrompay, Daisy   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with coronary artery disease and its progression is dependent on the modifying effect of mannose-binding lectin [PDF]

, 2002
Background— The possible association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (C pneumoniae) infection is controversial. On the basis of the recent suggestion that mannose-binding lectin (MBL) variant alleles are related to an ...
Burián, Katalin, Duba, Jenő, Endrész, Valéria, Füst, György, Garred, Peter, Gönczöl, Éva, Karádi, István, Madsen, Hans O., Prohászka, Zoltán, Romics, László, Rugonfalvi-Kiss, Szabolcs   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Syphilis, N. Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia) in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global public health concern and are linked with human immunodeficiency virus in many ways.
Mili Roopchand Sahay, Kalolini D. Samant, Arvind Kumar Singh, Subhakanta Sahu, Shivangi Das, Hrushikesh Das, Jitendriya Amrit Pritam, Sneha Pattanayak, Abhisek Mishra, Binod Kumar Patro, Baijayantimala Mishra, Sonu H. Subba   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source